English Football
Madrid ditch Mbappe for Haaland, Arsenal bid £22m for Mayoral
Real Madrid are assessing the prospect of signing Manchester City and Norway striker Erling Haaland, 23, because of concerns about whether France forward Kylian Mbappe, 25, will leave Paris St-Germain to join them. (AS – in Spanish)
Madrid was reported to have agreed a deal with Madrid after turning a free agent in the winter. (Chronicle NG)
England winger Jadon Sancho, 23, has arrived at Borussia Dortmund to complete a loan move to his former club having fallen out of favour at Manchester United. (Sky Sports)
Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher, 23, remains top of Tottenham’s list as Spurs look to bring in a midfielder in January, with the Blues willing to do a deal for the England international at the right price. (Independent)
Newcastle United have been told that English striker Dominic Solanke will not be sold this month after making an enquiry for the 26-year-old Bournemouth forward. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Bayern Munich are in talks to sign England defender Eric Dier, 29, from Tottenham after missing out to Spurs in the race for Genoa’s Romania centre-back Radu Dragusin, 21. (Independent)
Arsenal have made a £22million bid for Getafe and Spain striker Borja Mayoral, 26. (Sun)
Manchester United forward Anthony Martial has turned down approaches from Fenerbahce, Marseille and a Saudi Pro league side, with the 28-year-old Frenchman set to stay at Old Trafford until his contract runs out in the summer. (Athletic – subscription required)
Manchester United have offered Uruguay winger Facundo Pellistri, 22, in a swap deal for Sporting Lisbon and Denmark midfielder Morten Hjulmand, 24, but the bid has been rejected because Hjulmand has a £69m release clause. (Sun)
Steven Bergwijn has had stint in the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham are weighing up making bids for Ajax’s Dutch forward Steven Bergwijn, 26, and Sunderland’s English winger Jack Clarke, 23, as they look to sign one attacking player in January. (Telegraph – subscription required)
The Hammers have ruled out a move for former Manchester United and England midfielder Jesse Lingard, 31. (Daily Mail)
Brentford and Crystal Palace are also interested in Clarke, who was at Tottenham before joining Sunderland.(Evening Standard)
Brighton have joined the race for Serbian attacking midfielder Lazar Samardzic with Napoli having agreed a deal with Udinese for the 21-year-old. (Sky Sports Germany)
Wolves are not under pressure to sell Max Kilman, with West Ham linked to the 26-year-old English defender. (Mail)
Wolves have made a move for 27-year-old Scotland striker Che Adams, whose contract at Southampton runs out in the summer. (Football Insider)
Spanish club Sevilla are favourites to sign Manchester United and Tunisia midfielder Hannibal Mejbri, 20, on loan for the rest of the season. (Manchester Evening News)
Napoli could make a move for Arsenal’s Poland international Jakub Kiwior, 23, and Chelsea’s French defender Malang Sarr, 24, as they look to bring in a centre-back in January. (La Repubblica, via Football Italia)
Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo, 24, says he is focused on Barcelona amid links to Bayern Munich. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)
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